Use repo on Ubuntu?
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| Author | Content |
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| montezuma Aug 24, 2011 12:48 PM CST |
There are a lot of these respins of Ubuntu around. Might it be possible just to use their additional repos with a regular Ubuntu install? That way you get the extra software without having to do an install.... |
| lcafiero Aug 24, 2011 1:59 PM CST |
That would be one way to do it, montezuma. However, why would you do that rather than just use another *buntu with all the bells and whistles? The point of this distro, apparently, seems to be Ubuntu with scientific stuff for scientists. |
| montezuma Aug 24, 2011 3:52 PM CST |
Well because I have Ubuntu already installed and I am lazy.... |
| lcafiero Aug 24, 2011 4:51 PM CST |
Ah, good reason :-) But I think you can probably access other Ubuntu/Debian repositories through Synaptic (it's Synaptic they use, right?) if you really wanted to. |
| montezuma Aug 24, 2011 7:36 PM CST |
Well I think the key is that this is specialised math and science software not in other repos.....I wonder whether TC knows the answer ;-) (he wonders idly) |
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